Jubilee Mennonite Church officially came into being on 1 January 1995. It was the result of the amalgamation of two congregations: [[Northdale Mennonite Fellowship (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)|Northdale Mennonite Fellowship]], a [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]] church, and [[Valley Gardens Community Church (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)|Valley Gardens Community Church]], a [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] congregation. Both congregations had been undergoing re-evaluation, in part due to declining attendance. The newly formed congregation initially had around 80 members and decided to meet in the church built by the Northdale congregation in 1975-76. An important dynamic of the new congregation was the desire to participate in two Mennonite conferences.

Jubilee Mennonite Church officially came into being on 1 January 1995. It was the result of the amalgamation of two congregations: [[Northdale Mennonite Fellowship (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)|Northdale Mennonite Fellowship]], a [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]] church, and [[Valley Gardens Community Church (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)|Valley Gardens Community Church]], a [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] congregation. Both congregations had been undergoing re-evaluation, in part due to declining attendance. The newly formed congregation initially had around 80 members and decided to meet in the church built by the Northdale congregation in 1975-76. An important dynamic of the new congregation was the desire to participate in two Mennonite conferences.

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Jubilee Mennonite Church officially came into being on 1 January 1995. It was the result of the amalgamation of two congregations: Northdale Mennonite Fellowship, a General Conference Mennonite church, and Valley Gardens Community Church, a Mennonite Brethren congregation. Both congregations had been undergoing re-evaluation, in part due to declining attendance. The newly formed congregation initially had around 80 members and decided to meet in the church built by the Northdale congregation in 1975-76. An important dynamic of the new congregation was the desire to participate in two Mennonite conferences.